Clothes drier



Sept. 6, 1938.

P. BARRY ET- AL CLOTHES DRIER Filed June 1,' 1937 5 INVENTOR- ATTORNEYS Patented Sept. 6, 1938 mreo :sjrrir'es 1 Claim.

This invention relates to clothes driers, and its general object is to provide a portable, foldable and rotatable drier that can be detachably secured on or with respect to suitable heating means such as a stove or radiator, for supporting clothes, etc., in the path of the heat therefrom.

A further object is to provide a clothes drier that is foldable, to a compact form to take up minimum space, in that it can be conveniently placed in a drawer or packed in a suitcase or the like, yet when the drier is in set up position, for use, it is capable of supporting a maximum quantity of clothes, etc.

A further object is to provide a clothes drier, that includes disappearing clothes receiving arms, that can be individually, as well as easily and expeditiously arranged into and out of clothes supporting position. I

Another object is to provide a clothes drier of the character set forth, that includes illuminating means to facilitate its use at all times, and it is simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture and extremely efficient in operation and service.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawing wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Figure l is a vertical sectional View taken through the drier which forms the subject matter of the present invention and illustrates one of the clothes supporting arms arranged in position for use.

Figure 2 is a top plan View thereof.

Figure 3 is a sectionalview taken approximately on line 33 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken approximately on line i i of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the reference numeral indicates the base of our drier, which is shown as being hollow and of circular formation, as well as shaped to provide an annular depending flange 2 at the lower end thereof through which extends a bolt 35 secured diametrically of the base, in the form as shown. Fixed to the bolt and depending therefrom is a bracket strip 4 which is bent to provide a portion 5 underlying the base and secured adjacent to the (Cl. 211ll72) free end of the portion 5 is a threaded collar 6 having mounted therein a screw 1 having a head 8 swiveled or otherwise secured thereto for cooperation with the base, for detachably secur-' ing the drier in position for use as clearly shown inFigure l. The screw. i has a wing type handle 9 thereon to facilitate the operation thereof.

The upper portion of the base is shown as being substantially dome shaped and provided with a centrally arranged truncated conical solid portion H] which has secured thereto and rising therefrom a tubular rod II, the latter having a truncated conical member l2 secured to the upper end thereof for cooperation with the portion or member it to provide bearings for a purpose which will be presently described.

The upper end of the rod H has fixed thereto a lamp socket l3 for receiving a bulb l4 and connected to the socket i 3 is a lamp cord l5 that includes the usual conductors which extends through the rod l l, as Well as through the base i, for connection with a suitable source of current, through the medium of the plug i 6. It will be obvious that the lamp provides illuminating means for the drier, so that it can be used at all times, but we want it understood that the drier can be made without illuminating means.

Surrounding the rod and mounted for rotation with respect thereto, is a hollow cylindrical casing I I that has closed upper and lower ends I8 and i9 respectively which are provided with openings therein and the edge portions of the openings are depressed in conical formation to follow the shape of the conical members it and i2, for the purpose of providing bearing surfaces 26 and 2! engageable with and mounted on the members it and ill for supporting the casing I! for rotation thereon, as clearly shown in Figure 1. The upper end it is in the form of a disk and extends outwardly beyond the cylindrical wall of the casing H in the form as shown, but in any event, has an annular row of slot 22 arranged therein and disposed inwardly of the slots is an annular row of openings 23, with the result it will be seen that the rows are disposed concentrically with respect to each other, as clearly shown in Figure 2.

Mounted for slidable movement in the slots 22 are rod like clothes supporting arms 24, for disposal within the casing when not in use, and are normally suspended from the top or upper end l8 by ball shaped knobs formed on the outer ends thereof, while the inner ends are bent at may be termed hooks 26 to be received in the openings 23 for supporting the arms in position for use and preferably at a slightly upwardly inclined angle with respect to the top or upper end l8, as best shown in Figure 1. By that con struction it will be obvious that any one or more of the supporting arms can be disposed in position for use, in radiating relation with respect to the body of the drier, and when not in use, the arms can be unhooked from the openings 23 and dropped within the casing which provides the body.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claim.

What we claim is:

A clothes drier comprising a base, substantially conical shaped bearing means formed centrally of the base and rising therefrom, a rod secured to and rising from the base through the conical bearing means, substantially conical bearing means mounted on the upper end of the rod, a hollow cylindrical body having disk shaped upper and lower ends having openings therein, with substantially conical depressions about the openings providing bearing means mounted on the bearing means of the base and rod for rotation of the body about the rod, said upper disk shaped end having an annular row means receivable in the latter openings for supporting the arms at an upward inclination exteriorly of the body when in position for use.

PEARL BARRY. WILLIAM WILDS. 

